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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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